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Perch set up in fact, so ordinary (5)

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I believe the answer is:

roost

'perch' is the definition.
(I know that perch can be written as roost)

'set up in fact so ordinary' is the wordplay.
'set up' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'tsoor' is hidden in the letters of 'fact so ordinary'.
'tsoor' backwards is 'ROOST'.

(Other definitions for roost that I've seen before include "Settle down (on a branch?)" , "where fliers land" , "settle for a nap" , "Place on which bird rests" , "Bird's night-time perch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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